Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"...not write down to readers, write straight at them, and if they have to reach some that is a..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Downtown's New Year

"...storm blows past, but others are bent on raising more roof beams in 2003. Overall, there does seem to..."

Jan. 17, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Main Street, U.S.A.

Round Rock = Small Town, Texas?

"...With its high lime- stone walls and cozy low-porticoed storefronts, Main Street in Round Rock --..."

Feb. 9, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Schooling, Pre-Sputnik Style

Is O. Henry Rolling In His Grave?

"...Henry briefly lived in a rented house at Fifth and Neches in 1893-95. An institution assigned to their education..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

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Everybody talk about: pop music, aquifer protection, police presence, even doggie do and doggie don't.

"...away all of their authority over this [police oversight] forevermore." She points out that the City Council can "certainly"..."

May 18, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...It is unfortunate that your paper endorsed a candidate for the ACC board race without having spoken, interviewed,..."

May 12, 2000 Column

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Cars the Issue, Not Parking

"...like a piece written in the 1950s. He notes "more students are getting squeezed out of valuable parking spaces"..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Column

Megachurch Miracle

Believers Flock to Bigger, Some Say Better, Churches

"...And the Lord added to the church daily...."

Dec. 19, 1997 News Feature by Kayte Van Scoy

Sueños Latinos

The Culinary Institute of America's San Antonio campus raises awareness of Latin American cuisine

"...newest attraction, representing the confluence of entrepreneurship, historic preservation, and visionary philanthropy that anticipates the burgeoning role of Hispanics..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Taste, Memory

By innovating old favorites in an old building, Moonshine is setting new standards

"...waning spring daylight, I wondered if it's possible that buildings have some kind of sense memory. For much of..."

March 26, 2004 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Unrequited Love

Considering the high prices and small portions, Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood admits that to pursue her tryst with Emilia's would make her a fool for love.

"...case, it's not unrequited love for a poorly chosen partner or a movie star crush. I've fallen head over..."

May 4, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips

The Varner-Hoogg Plantation State Historical Park, near Houston, has gone from a settler's cabin to a great sugar plantation to an oil wildcatter's weekend home.

"...once was. The vast lawn has a manicured look, and the rows of pecan trees surround the two-story house..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

San Antonio streetcar moves to the Northwest

"...300, as the trolley is affectionately known, rumbled up and down the streets of the Alamo City for nearly..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Exhibitionism

"...On a barren landscape sits a single gnarled tree. Time stands still or..."

April 4, 1997 Arts Review

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, Feb. 18-25

"...ACTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP CONFERENCE Artists, community organizers, and scholars address the state of social..."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature

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"...does my four sisters. We are all college educated and know intellectual bullshit when we hear it. Your guys,..."

Dec. 12, 1997 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...Re: "Grandma" ["She's Her Own Grandma," News, July 28]: Why so..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Column

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down Dirty Sixth. Sometimes..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

When the Sun Rises

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, a group of teenage filmmakers galvanize the tales of their island

"...The lobby of the Grand 1894 Opera House came to life with young men..."

June 5, 2009 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

A Long, Watt Summer

The citywide Kill-a-Watt Challenge kicks off

"...If you're like most Americans, you're worried about global warming, you wish you weren't part of the..."

May 25, 2007 Features Feature by Nora Ankrum

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...segregated division between the largely white population of Central and West Austin and the largely Black and Hispanic population..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature

Top 40 Vices Playlist

A walk on the wild side with songs of the seven deadly sins

"...this 1977 corruption of ancient hedonist credo "wine, women, and song." Wed to a riff lifted from Charlie Haden's..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Naked City

Austin Stories

"...program, threatened to pull out of the program -- partly due to space problems and partly because of a..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

North Texas' Lake Texoma is about more than just fishing for stripers.

"...Lake Texoma, on the Texas-Oklahoma border about two hours north of Dallas/Fort Worth, is a world-class..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Far Out Is Having a Moment

Scrappy South Austin venue is building a major presence in the city’s live music ecosystem

"..."It's got the vibe, and it's got the capacity. That's what matters."..."

May 13, 2022 Music Feature by Chad Swiatecki

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World affairs and more Critical Mass mess missives

"...I've read the Chronicle for many years and although I am not always impressed with the caliber..."

Nov. 9, 2001 Column

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VanScoy on Wrong Track

"...tough issues such as redesigning the intersection of Burnet and North Loop to accommodate both traffic management and pedestrian..."

April 10, 1998 Column

Perpetuating Preservation

Austin's Historic Victory Grill

"...parked my car on a side street, got out, and walked to the entrance on East 11th. I was..."

Jan. 3, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Hess

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